Necktie holder



4 1,481,156 G. H. sLocuM NECKTIE HOLDER Filed Dec. 19 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 1S 1924. I 1,481,156

I G. H sLocUM NEQKTIE HOLDER Filed Dec. 19. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented dan. laf), i924.

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AGILES H. SLOGUM, OF BALDWNSVJLLE, NE YORK.

nnck'rrn Homann.

Application'led December 19, 1922. Serial Eo.`607,85.

To @ZZ 'whom t may conce-Mt.'

`Be it known that I, Guns H. SLooUM, a citizen of the United States', residing` at Baldwinsville, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in articles of neck wear and more particularly to an improved holder for ties, the general object of thel invention being to provide a holder, by the use of which any ordinary four-in-hand or bow tie may be tied to suit the individual tastes of the. wearer and permanently anchored upon the holder and maintained in place thereon in its originally tied condition so as to not only at all times present a neat and attractive appearance but atthe same time obviate the wear incident to frequent tying and untying of the tie. i

Another object of the invention is to so construct the holder that the tie arranged 25 thereon will be supported, in its tied condition, in the most attractive manner and when the holder is fitted to the `collar and collar button, will present precisely the appearance which it would possess if actually tied vin the ordinary manner. Y

jInthe accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a four in-han'dftie andv holder embodying the invention and in condition for use;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the article shown inFigure 1;

Figure Sis a front elevation of the holder before application of the tie thereto; Figure .4 is a Vplan view of the holder shown in 8; Y f i i Figurer5 is a view 4similar to Figure 3 illustrating a modiiiedform of holder;

Figure 6 is a rear elevation of the holder shown in Figure 3. supporting a bow tie.

Aswill be evident by a comparison of Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, and Fig. 5, the holder maybe formed from wire or from sheet n metal either as found preferable, either form of the invention being, furthermore, adapted tosupport either a four-in-hand tie or a bow tie.

Referring particularly to Figs. y1 to 4, inclusive, there is illustrated a holder which is vformed from wire and to-'which is applied a four-in-hand tie indicated in general by thenumeral 1,--the tie being initiallyV of the` ordinary form and being tied to provide the usual knot)l and aprons 3 and 4. The band or intermediate portion of the tie, in accordance with the invention, however, is encompassed at one point by one fold or turn 5 of the knot 2, so that instead of constituting a substantially circular neck band, as is usual, it is reduced to the form of aps 6 which extend laterally in opposite directions from the upper end of the knot.

Generally speaking. the holder, in this illustrated form, which is indicated in general by the numeral 7, comprises an intermediate attaching portion indicated in general vby the numeral 8, and laterally extending arms indicated by the numeral 9 provided with means at their outer ends for attachment to the laps 6. The holder is preferably formed from three lengths of wire, one of which is reversely vbent three times upon itself atits intermediate portion to provide a collar button engaging eye 10, the upper side of which is closed by one of the said bends, indicated by the numeral 11, and the throat of which is somewhat restricted by the two other bends which are` indicated by the numeral 1:2, the said wire being resilient so that the eye 10 will be securely held upon the shankv of the collar button when applied thereto. The piece of wire from which this member of the support is formed is extended laterally from the intermediate button engaging portion above described, in opposite directions,l and the two other strands of wire from which the device is formed are intertwisted Vwith the said portions, as indicated by the numeral 13 so as to form the arms 9 above referred to.

The strands which extend from the button engaging eye 11 are indicated by the numeral 14, and the other strands which are intertwisted therewith'are indicated one by the numeral 15 and the other b v the numeral 16.y rllhe end portions cf the strands 14 are'bent, beyond the intertwisted portions 13 of the arm 9, to form piercing pins 17, and the corr'espondingends ofthe strands 15 and 16, beyond the said intertwisted` portions, are bent upwardly, as at 18, and thence downwardly to form keeper hooks 1,9 with which the ends of the respec tive pins 17 may be engaged after the pinsV 15 is extended tovform an attaching pin 2() which extends transversely ink front ofthe bend ll of the button engaging eye 10 and is engageable near its extremity with a keeper hook 2i formed at the inner end or' the strand 16.

ln the use of this form of the invention, the tie l is first knotted in the manner illus` trated in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings and Which Will be readily understood, and the pin 2O is then inserted through the back of the knot 2 and its point is vengaged i-n the keeper hook 21, thus securely anchoringthe intermediate or attaching portiony of the supporting member to the knot oi the tie. The flaps 6 oit the tie are'then manipulated, together with the arms9, so as `to cause the pins 17 to pierce thev said flaps new their outer ends, and the points of the pins are thenv engaged with the 'keeper 4hooks The completedI article will then possess the form shown. in; Fig. 2 of the drawings and may be readily applied' to the collar yand front collar `button by engaging the eye il) over the said button7 and the iiapsand their supporting arms 9 behind the opposite sides or" the turned over outer :told oft the collar. it Will be observed that the arms 9' are curved upwardly in the direction ci their outer ends and as a consequence the flaps- 6 will be supported in a more or less upwardly inclining position and Will..,.t-here fore, tit very snugly behind the outer fold oi the collar. Likewise it Wilt be observed by reference to Fig. 4, of the drawings, that the arms` 9 are curved rearwardlytrom the plane ott-he engaging portion 8v of thefsupporting device so as to conform more or lessclosely to the curvature ot the inner fold of the collar when applied to the shirt and thuscmore or less snugly lit about said fold. y

Referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, it. Willbe observedthat the supporting' device above described may be employed equally Well in connectionwith a bow tie.

In the previously described form of the invention the supporting device is formed from Wire but it desired it may be stamped or otherwise formed from sheet metal as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, and in this structure the article embodies anI inten mediate attaching portion, indicatedin general by the numeral 22 and arms 23 which extend laterally in opposite directions troni they said intermediate portion. The inten mediate portion comprises a collar button engaging eye 24rand a bridge piece` 257ertending abovethe same in spaced relation thereto, and in order to provide for a` slight distention of these` parts, they are preferably crimped at intervalsk in their lengths as indicated respectively by the numerals 2.6 and 27.

The eye 24C and bridge piecefQ constitute connections between the inner endsof the arms` 23, and these arms are curved up- Ward/ly in the direction ot their outer ends as Well as rearwardlj,7 in the direction ot their said ends substantially in the same manner as are the arms 9 in the first described torm of the invention. In order to providefor attachment oi the intermediate portion 22 of the supporting device to the knot of the tie, an attaching pin 28 is anchored at one end as at 29 by a lug struck out from the inner end portion oft one of the arms 23 yand formed; about' thesaidf end oat' the pin. The other or piercing end.` ot the pin. is engageable with a keeper hook 30 which is similarly struck.' out from the inner end portion oif thel other arm.-

the pin extending across the intermediate attaching portion Q2 ot' the device in t-hesame manner as the pin120. The' outer portions of the arms 23 are spl-it andare separated at oppositeA sides of the split ser as to pro vide diverging extensions 3l and 32y which may be, crimped substantially adjacent, their juncture with the respective arms as indicated at so as to add to theirresiliency and strength.. Attachingpins 32er arey anchored at their lower ends-in lugs 8.5 Iformed by bending theextremities of the extensions Si. about the said ends ofthe respectivepins, and the opposite, or` piercing ends ofL the pins7 are engageablewith keeper hooks-3G which are similarly formed at the extremif-ies' of: the extensions 32. The pins 34k are, of course, engageablel Withthefiiaps 6 of a knotted tie in the-,same'manner as are the pins 17 of that for-mj` of the device which is for-mediirom Wire.

ltfwill` be evident from thevforegoing that the-holder embodyingk the vinvention facilitates the applicationl and arrangement of the neck tie and that While'thel completed article is readily attachable and detachable ufithout thev necessity of tying or untying the tie proper, it will possess preciselyf the appearance* of such' an article `Wheni tied; in the ordinary manner.

Having thus described the inventiom what is claimed as new` ist:

l., A neck tie holder comprising a strand of Wire having its intermediate portion bent to provide button attaching means andhaving its portionsat opposite sides of; its'inL termediate portion'entended laterally in Opposite directions, other strands. intertwistedwith the said laterally extending por-.tions of the rst mentioned strand -to prox-'ide rarms extending in opposite: directions trom the button attaching means', means at the outer endsy of; the armsr for attachment to a tie to-bei supportedrapi-n constituting an integral extension of the in;- ner end ottone ot' theflast mentioned strands andi'designed to pierce-the knot-of aitiefsup.- portedby the device,-and a keeperI for the piercirrv end ofthe pin constituting lan` inf as tegel partlwnh. theiinner-end of' thefether one of the last mentioned strands, the said pin extending transversely of the button attaching means.

2. A neck tie holder comprising an intermediate tie attaching means, arms extending therefrom and comprising strands twisted together with their outer end portions diverging, the said outer end portion of one strand of each arm constituting a piercing pin, and a keeper for said pin formed at the outer end of the other strand of each arm.

3. A neck tie holder comprising a Wire strand formed at its intermediate portion for engagement with a collarV button and having strand portions extending in opposite directions from its said intermediate portion, other wire strands intertwisted with the said strand portions and providing, in connection therewith, arms, the outer extremities of the strands of each arm being formed one to provide a piercing pin and the other to provide a keeper for said p 4. A neck tie holder comprising a wire strand formed at its intermediate portion for engagement with a collar button and having strand portions extending in opposite directions from its said intermediate portion, other Wire strands intertwisted with the said strand portions and providing, in connection therewith, arms, the outer 5. A neck tie holder of resilient sheet metal comprising an intermediate portion provided with a button engaging eye, arms extending in opposite directions from said eye and having diverging terminal extensions, aV pin anchored at one end upon o-ne of said extensions of each arm, and a, keeper for the pin formed upon the other extension of the respective arm.

6. A neck tie holder of resilient sheet metal comprising an intermediate portion provided with a button engaging eye, arms extending in opposite directions from said eye and having diverging terminal extensions, a pin anchored at one end upon one of said extensions of each arm, a keeper for the pin formed upon the other extension of the respective arm, a pin anchored at one end upon the inner end portion of one of the arms, and a keeper for the last-mentioned pin upon the inner end portion of the other arm.

In testimony whereof l aiiix m signature.

GILES H. SLOCUMy [n s.] 

